Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office confirmed Saturday that he had received an invitation from his Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orban to visit his country.
Orban said on Friday that he had invited Netanyahu to visit Hungary, but several other European countries have said he would be detained if he set foot there, after the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for him over the Israeli war in Gaza.
"We have no choice but to defy this decision," Orban, whose country holds the rotating presidency of the European Union, said in an interview with state radio.
On Friday, Orban announced that he would invite Netanyahu to Hungary in defiance of the ICC arrest warrant.
"Later today, I will invite Netanyahu to come to Hungary, where I can guarantee that the ICC decision will have no effect," he added.
"Later today, I will invite Netanyahu to come to Hungary, where I can guarantee that the ICC decision will have no effect," he added.
The Hungarian prime minister's call comes despite his country being among the countries that have ratified the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.
The International Criminal Court announced on Thursday that it had issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu, former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant, and Hamas leader Mohammed Deif, who is designated a terrorist organization in the United States.
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